For an entry form please click the 2017 Clinic Entry link above the banner photo.

The clinic will run from 9 AM to 3PM with an optional 5 mile trail ride after the clinic. The ride will be marked in the same way as a competitive ride.The management of the Brookfield 50/30/15 Competitive Trail rides will be running this one day clinic. Bring a bag lunch. Drinks will be provided. Entry fee is $10 unmounted and $20 mounted this includes trailer parking.

Clinic topics will include: Introduction to Competitive Distance Trail Riding The differences between Competitive, Endurance, and Trail Trial rides. Getting Started Type of horse, Basic health care, Tack & shoes, Apparel, Riding, Camping with horses, Learn from volunteering Judging Veterinarian and Lay judge Points judged Pulse and Respiration Training and Conditioning Pacing, Weather considerations, Sponging, Hydration for horse and rider Entering a Ride What to expect at an event – Arrival, Pre-ride vet exam, Pre-ride briefing, Riding the trail, Hold, Finish line, Post-ride vet exam, Post-ride care An optional, timed, 5-mile trail ride after the unmounted clinic It will be marked as if it were a part of a CTR and will be open for any of the participants to ride their horses. It will be on the dirt roads to and in the Brookfield State land. The clinic staff will be on hand at PCC to answer any questions about the trail ride for those who ride it. We will also help riders check their horse’s pulse and respiration rates.

​Competitive Trail Rides are judged rides over a set course done at an average speed of about 6 miles per hour. All riders and horses are expected to take about the same time to complete the ride. These are not races nor are they obstacle courses. The horses are examined from nose to tail at both the start and finish of the course. The horse who completes the course and has the least amount of physical and metabolic change over the course of the ride will be the winner. For all of the riders "to finish is to win".